The course introduces students to the ways investors and most importantly, managers can influence the cash flows of the company to enhance shareholder value, the approaches to attract capital and distribute profits. More specifically, the details of the managers' investment, financing, and dividend decisions will be examined. In addition, the common faulty decisions that do not enhance stockholders’ investment value will be analyzed.

After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

Understand the basic types of financial management decisions and the role of the financial manager.

Determine a firm’s cash flow from its financial statements.

Analyze and interpret some common ratios of a company

Apply the investment decision of a firm through the budgeting techniques.

Evaluate the cost of capital as well as capital structure of a firm.

Teaching Methods

Open class discussions with real-life examples, active tutorial sessions for engaged learning and continuous feedback on progress, team assignments, quizzes, team projects that involve theoretical and practical segments.

WEEK

TOPIC

REFERENCE

Week 1

Introductory Lecture

Week 2

Introduction to Corporate Finance

Chapter 1

Week 3

Overview of financial statements, cash flow and interest rates

Chapter 2, & 4

Week 4

Overview of Time Value of Money and Valuing Cash Flow Streams

Chapter 3

Week 5

Valuation and Characteristics of Bonds and stocks & Quiz 1

Chapter 6 & 7 (March 18)

Week 6

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation

Chapter 6

Week 7

Midterm Exam

Week 8

Systematic Risk and the Equity Risk Premium

Chapter 11 & 12

Week 9

The Cost of Capital

Chapter 13

Week 10

Raising Equity Capital

Chapter 14

Week 11

Debt Financing & Quiz 2

Chapter 15 ( April 29)

Week 12

Capital Structure

Chapter 16

Week 13

Dividends and Payout Policy

Chapter 17

Week 14

Financial Planning and Forecasting

Chapter 18, 19 & 20

Week 15

Group Project Presentations

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Evaluation Tool

Quantity

Weight

Alignment with LOs

Final Exam

1

40

1,2,3,4,5

Semester Evaluation Compenents

Midterm Exam

1

30

1,2,3,4,5

Term project and presentation

1

20

2,3

Assignments (quizzes)

2

10

1,2,5

*** ECTS Credit Calculation ***

Activity

Hours

Weeks

Student Workload Hours

Activity

Hours

Weeks

Student Workload Hours

Lecture Hours

3

15

45

Presentation

8

1

8

Home Study

3

14

42

Final exam study

35

1

35

Research and Project

20

1

20

Total Workload Hours =

150

*T= Teaching, P= Practice

ECTS Credit =

6

Course Academic Quality Assurance: Semester Student Survey

Last Update Date: 19/03/2020

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